Legal Opinion
Irons and Sears v. C. Marshall Dann
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 31, 1979No. 78-1200PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Chief Judge:
Appellant seeks access under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 1 to all decisions of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) disposing of requests by would-be patentees for a filing date earlier than the one initially assigned to their applications. The agency granted access to a limited portion of these decisions and declared that the rest were not reachable under the FOIA. Appellant filed suit to secure the documents withheld, and the District Court substantially affirmed the PTO’s position. We find ourselves in accord in significant respects with the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Cna Financial Corporation v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- McDonnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Association of Retired Railroad Workers, Inc. v. United States Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. United States Department of Justice (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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